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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Hugo believes that worthwhile things can't be _____.
2. Hugo is distrustful of Eliot and Roethke because late in their careers the announced that they were _____.
3. Where is Captain Joel O. Moe from?
4. Hugo feels that the English language is deficient in _____.
5. Who tells Hugo that the imagination has an impulse to create unknowns out of knowns?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is blank white paper not recommended for writing poetry by Hugo?
2. Why does Hugo say not to write with a pen?
3. How is it that Hugo and his wife are able to go to Italy?
4. Describe Hugo's analogy of the mask and how it changes as the poet progresses.
5. According to Hugo, why are the poet's feelings about himself influential to his writing?
6. How does Hugo describe teaching the student in a class who is not necessarily good at writing?
7. What does Hugo see as the inherent flaw in the hiring of some writing teachers?
8. Why does Hugo believe that Roethke seeks out wealthy companionship during his last years?
9. What is the conclusion Hugo makes regarding the Ph.D. system in literature?
10. What is the curse of creative writing courses as seen by Hugo at universities?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Hugo feel about the relationship to reading and writing? How does this relationship affect the literary and creative writing departments at universities? Is this relationship considered a valid one by Hugo?
Essay Topic 2
How does Ghiselin present an uncompromising picture of what one has done in the poem, "Rattlesnake"? In Hugo's estimation, what effect does his use of multi-syllabic and single-syllabic words have on the impact of different parts of the poem?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the difference between Hugo's assessment of what he calls Krebs and Snopes poets. Where do these two references come from? Why does Hugo say that they relevant to poetry writing?
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